News from May 2019
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2019
News Release: OAKLAND - A federal grand jury indicted Henry Obdulio Cordon with receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Ryan L. Spradlin.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2019
News Release: EVANSVILLE, Ind. - United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today the arrest of Kalib Scott Powell, 25, of Evansville, Ind., for the distribution of a Schedule I controlled substance (fentanyl), resulting in death.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2019
News Release: Two Chicago Women Held Accountable for Falsely Billing 24-7 for Seven Years in $1.7 Million Workers’ Compensation Fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2019
News Release: Fueled by a wet May, this year's wildflower bloom may be one for the record books. Look for the annual eruption of wildflowers to begin in early June leading to peak bloom in the middle of the month. Come out and see the flowers and learn to take better pictures by joining us for the following events in June.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2019
News Release: The Impersonation Scheme Involved Wire Fraud, Fake Diplomatic License Plates, Expensive Jewelry, Artwork, Luxury Automobiles, Yachts, Private Jets, and International Trips.
By Homeland Newswire | May 31, 2019
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) management alert released today with photos and findings detailing a dangerous overcrowding of single adults at the El Paso Del Norte Processing Center...
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2019
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.VA. - A Charleston man pled guilty to federal drug and gun crimes, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Jackie Harper, 27, pled guilty to distributing over 170 grams of methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The investigation was conducted by the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT), the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2019
News Release: VALE, Ore. - Today, the Vale District of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released the Draft Southeastern Oregon Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The Draft RMP would amend the existing 2002 management plan, which allocates resources and provides long-term management goals and objectives for 4.6 million acres of lands and resources administered by the BLM within the planning area.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2019
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Former Baltimore Police Sergeant Keith Allen Gladstone, age 51, of New Park, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to deprive civil rights, in connection with planting evidence at a crime scene. As part of his plea, Gladstone also admitted that he told a witness to lie about the event if questioned by law enforcement.
By US DOT Newswire | May 31, 2019
News Release: The Air Force and the Federal Aviation Administration announced a collaborative effort to counter the national aircrew shortage, May 31.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Yesterday, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas announced the indictment of a darknet drug dealer who has been indicted for leveraging Bitcoin’s apparent anonymity to sell fentanyl online. The charges against him are the result of the first nationwide undercover operation targeting darknet vendors that the Justice Department announced in June 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2019
News Release: A Coral Springs business owner pled guilty today to participating in a visa fraud immigration scheme by attempting to obtain visas with false information for individuals from overseas.
By US DOT Newswire | May 31, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is extending the public comment period for 45 days to July 30 for a proposed rule that would streamline federal commercial space transportation requirements for launch and reentry operators and maintain safety during launches and reentries. The proposed ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2019
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A Yorba Linda man who allegedly used more than 200 stolen identities to fraudulently collect nearly $600,000 in unemployment insurance benefits from the California Employment Development Department (EDD) was charged today with two counts of mail fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2019
News Release: A Fresno, California, man was sentenced today to 14 years in prison followed by seven years of supervised release for using the internet to coerce and entice a minor into producing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2019
News Release: U.S. Marshals-led operation targeted fugitives wanted for violent crime in and around Lawrence.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two Bergen County, New Jersey, men have admitted their respective roles in a scheme to defraud financial institutions and others, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2019
News Release: The National Park Service is implementing an action plan at Carlsbad Caverns National Park to reduce the potential of radon exposure of park employees and visitors. The action plan includes monitoring for employee hours in the caverns, training employees about the exposure risks of radon and seeking engineering support for recommended modifications to the visitor center. The park is safe for visitors.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2019
News Release: Tampa, Florida - Jamie Frieri (49), a Mexican national who resided in Tampa, Orlando, and Miami, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
